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over … of the worlds pop. live in urban areas

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1/2

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urbanisation definition

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an increase in the proportion of people living in an urban area

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why do more people live in towns and cities

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better public transport
more jobs ➡️ tech has replaced manual labour
shops and services are much closer

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name 3 factors of urbanistaion

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migration
natural increase
location
economic development

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push factors from rural areas

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drought
schools only provide basic education
farming is hard and poorly paid
few doctors and hospitals
famine from poor harvests
isolated

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pull factors to urban areas

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more welk paid job
higher standards of living
better chance of getting an education
range of entertainments
public transport is better
better medical facilities
already know people there

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natural increase formula

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birth rate - death rate of an area

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BRICS

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brazil russia india china south africa

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MINT

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mexico indonesia nigeria turkey

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BRICS and MINT are

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newly emerging economies or nees

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a megacity is

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a city with over 10 million citizens

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the pop. of Mumbai is over

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20 million

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mumbai is on

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the west coast of india

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mumbai is not

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the city with the highest pop. in india

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Mumbai is the countrys

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financial and commercial capital and the countrys richest city

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….. people visit the city everyday

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3 million

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there are …. people on trains in mumbai every day

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8 million

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18
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.. people die a day on railway lines in mumbai

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7

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…. of people in mumbai live in slums

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50%

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the largest slum in mumbai is called

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dharavi

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21
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…. of the citys plastic waste is sorted in dharavi

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60%

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…. of mumbai residents have access to running water

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20%

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dharavi is located

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to the east of mahim bay
11 km north of the CBD (central business district)

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mumbai has over ….. km of coastline

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150

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Mumbai has .. airports
2 ( + 1 being built)
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in mumbai those with higher qualifications ( eg diplomas ) have a rate of .... unemployment
9.7%
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the annual minimum wage in india is
$689 (us)
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there are approx. ........ single room factories employing ......... people
16000 250000
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dharavi pop.
1.2 million
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... of households in mumbai are connected to mumbais sewage system
60%
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there is an average of 1 toilet per ...... people
1000 - 1450
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there is an average of ..... cases of typhoid and diphtheria per day
4000
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over .... of people are employed in mumbais informal sector
60%
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the .................... compound is said to be the biggest recycling compound in mumbai
sana ullah
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more than ..... of plastic is segregated and made into 'chips' there every day
1 ton
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fresh water in dharavi is only available for
2 hours per day
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the literacy rate in Mumbai is
89.73%
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read environmental challenges and solutions sheet
🫶🫶
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.... of mumbais pop. live on .... of the land
55% 6%
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..... of mumbais waste is recycled
80%
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why do people want to redevelop dharavi
govt: improve the peoples way of life make money make it less ugly private investors: close to CBD next to three railway lines and several roads
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what is vision mumbai
a plan to improve the quality of life of those living in dharavi • building low cost homes and reducing slums • reducing pollution • improving transport infrastructure
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what has happened in vision mumbai
by 2007➡️ 200,000 people moved and 45,000 homes demolished ➡️ new flats with piped water and sewage systems replaced slums by 2015 ➡️ 72 new trains introduced on mumbais railways new 14 storey apartment blocks have split up communities and cost more to rent
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bristol pop.
440,500
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bristol has
2 cathedrals 2 unis 2 major docks ➡️ avonmouth and portbury
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bristols total income is
£21 billion
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.... of the uk lives within 250 km
67%
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brownfield site
land that has been used, abandoned and now awaits some new use
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greenfield site
a plot of land that has not yet been subject to any building development
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give an advantage and a disadvantage of brownfield sites
pros: infrastructure already in place well connected can improve the look of an area cons: can be expensive immediate access to area ➡️ may be poor/congested
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give an advantage and a disadvantage of greenfield sites
pros: more space to develop can bring in any infrastructure cons damaging environment have to build roads might have to flatten land
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urban sprawl definition
the unplanned growth of urban areas into the surrounding countryside
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gentrification
the process whereby the character of a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing and attracting new businesses, often displacing current inhabitants in the process
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give an example of gentrification
stokes croft murals on building the community has come together - people's republic of stokes croft stokes croft riots - boycotted tesco
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.... of all new housing in bristol is on brownfield sites
95%
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look at perfect city pie
👍👍
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the employment rate in bristol is
77.6%
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give 3 examples of social inequality
access to facilities access to transport physical or mental disabilities investment healthcare education
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social deprivation is
the degree of which an individual or an area is deprived of services, decent housing, adequate income and local employment
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look at bradley stoke vs finzels reach
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regeneration is
the attempt to reverse decline by both improving the physical structure and more importantly and elusively the economy of those areas
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look at filwood vs stoke bishop
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mumbai total income
$310 billion (us) (approx £244 billion)
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what is the gdp per capita of mumbai
$23,000
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what is gdp per capita for Bristol
$30,478

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